31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 227)
Adventure 33. ‘Dragon Battle’)’
Dragon Struggle, a war between dragons to determine the new dragon that will lead Khan's next era..
It is a test to challenge your limits by overcoming the given trials and receiving an appropriate evaluation..
Seolhong, the death flower with whom you have a close relationship, is also a dragon flower who has participated in this test. You must help her and win her battle..
Goal: Eliminate uninvited guests.
Be careful, this adventure is very dangerous.
Be careful, this adventure changes from moment to moment..
Please note, this adventure is expected to be a long journey. Therefore, you may not be able to get proper rest..
Caution, you can give up this adventure at any time.
Current remaining time 「Unknown」
‘You can give up at any time?’
Following Alkatron, another adventure that is expected to be a long journey has appeared..
However, unlike other adventures I have experienced so far, the phrase that you can give up at any time caught my eye..
‘Are you saying it won't be that easy??’
In the past, I would have scoffed at a phrase like this, but now things are a little more complicated..
‘My strength hasn't fully returned yet. I don't know how far it can go.’
After taking the Yeongsaeng Pill, Kang Seol was still unable to use all of his strength. So, I was thinking of putting off the dangerous adventure for a while until I regained my strength, but I couldn't do that because the horse was rustling right in front of me..
If I messed up once, I might not be able to maintain oil painting. Holes appear in memory and abilities..
‘It can't be like that..’
Even though it was a bit difficult, I had no choice but to move forward..
If so, the problem at hand had to be taken to the next step..
So, to what extent is the current snowfall possible??
Not only did he have abilities that could not be compared to other transferees, but he also had fighting skills that he acquired while training with Tokiwa..
And, the magic weapon grief that falls in the rain next to you.
Although they were not particularly suitable for a summoner to use as weapons, they were all powerful weapons..
Right now, can we help Seolhong with just these weapons??
Kang Seol thought about the answer for a moment..
and concluded.
‘Is it possible.’
* * *
The name of the village where Kangseol, Seolhong, and Cheonju stayed was Cheongreed Village. In fact, the previous size of Cheonguldae Village was much larger than it is now..
It was reduced to its current size because everyone left because public security was not established to protect the residents from frequent raids by bandits..
If anyone were to be held responsible for this, it was definitely the wild dogs of the Silver Grass Mountain..
One of the worst villains who preys on not only the village residents but also the slash-and-burn farmers who fled into the mountains because it was difficult to survive..
They were a band of thieves who had already become too corrupt to blame the world. The reason why this group of thieves were able to survive for so long in the great empire of Khan was simple..
This was because the khan had such a vast territory..
It was very difficult to use the troops to subdue the bandits on the border, and local feudal lords in regions beyond the influence of the Dragon Emperor even colluded with the bandits..
The current Khan Empire was truly in a state of turmoil. Objects that have been used for a long time tend to rust or wear out, and so did countries. There was a rusty part..
The Dragon Emperor's intentions were unknown at this time, but there was already enough justification to fight the Dragon War and send the Dragon Flowers out into the world..
“This is right….”
Seolhong has now infiltrated the silver grass mountain alone. She is a woman who has nothing but heaven and earth to rely on. Now that Cheonju was in bed, she was alone..
No one came forward for her and showed little interest in her status as Yonghwa, who was at the bottom of the succession list..
Lottery tickets with probabilities were something skilled players could figure out without even scratching the surface..
In the end, she had no choice but to move alone to meet the given deadline..
‘Is this the road leading back to the mountain lodge??’
Seolhong moved to the back of the mountain plant..
After walking for a while, we got close enough to the wild dogs' shelter to see its size..
‘…big.’
It wasn't something to look down on just because they were a bunch of thieves..
The Sanchae was large enough to accommodate more than 40 to 50 people..
‘First, infiltrate the mountainous area.….’
Pajik-!
the sound of something breaking.
It was true that it was a tree branch that broke, but Seolhong felt something strange and rolled away..
Then, the ground she was standing on flipped over and the net flew into the air..
Whoa whoa-!
‘Was it a trap??’
Seolhong sighed and watched the situation. Perhaps a guard will hear the commotion and come..
As expected, her prediction was correct..
Two guards came close to the trap..
“hmm? I thought it was a bear.”
“What is a bear... That's strange….”
“This isn't just a bunch of crazy people wandering around without even knowing the topic.?”
“Tsk tsk tsk… Then we can have fun again..”
Seolhong’s heart felt cold..
‘Those who are out of their minds?’
First of all, we had to do something before it was too late..
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!
“hmm?”
Whoa whoa-!
“Wooooow….”
A guard falls down holding his chest.
“What, what….”
whilick-!
Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Seolhong immediately twisted his waist and jumped up, sending a kick into the neck of another guard. The guard who was attacked collapsed and rolled out his eyes..
“after….”
Yonghwas were trained by royal warriors to a certain level..
Therefore, Seolhong also possessed a force that was not at a normal level..
The question was how far this force would work..
Sze… Zech…
The guard tied them to a tree with a rope he had..
Then he tore their clothes and stuffed them in their mouths..
It was Seolhong’s delicate part..
They were all people who deserved to be killed, but due to her lack of experience, she postponed that judgment..
It was a weak judgment that it would be okay to accept surrender..
Murder was a line she didn't want to cross just yet..
‘I'll sneak in alive like this..’
Seolhong jumped over the fence that surrounded the mountain vegetable garden and obscured what was going on inside..
And I promised.
I will definitely do it.
Shoot aaaaa…
My rain-soaked bangs obscured my eyes a little, but I didn’t mind..
Seolhong quickly seeped into the wild vegetables..
Visual, olfactory, and auditory information flooded.
“Phew… I won't be able to endure winter because he paid me more than I should have..”
“He probably knows it too. There is no power that can supply slaves as consistently as we can..”
These stories probably relate to the slave trade obtained through plunder..
The thieves must have been eating well and living well, as they plumped up and looked like big men..
Hair covering your arms, unruly beards, and even hair that looks like it hasn't been washed in months..
There was a foul smell everywhere..
However, this odor was not solely due to their cleanliness..
‘this smell….’
an unfamiliar smell.
A smell that sometimes makes your head spin when you smell it in an unfamiliar situation..
‘It smells like blood….’
Seolhong was quickly able to find the place where the smell of blood was coming from..
You could see it even from afar because there was blood in the rainwater..
“Heo Eok….”
Seolhong had never once imagined that he could skewer someone..
More than ten people were skewered and displayed for display. Just like hunters brag about their prey..
If only that had been the case, he would have been outraged by the cruelty of the wild dogs and vowed to take revenge..
but….
- I can't help it. Children like us, given by the Dragon Emperor, cannot go before him..
- Self-deprecation is not good!
- It’s about understanding the topic, Seolhong. Don’t you know the reality too??
“Jahyo… Brother….”
Same situation as Seolhong, who was at the end of the line of succession..
One of the men skewered was Jahyo, one of Seolhong's brothers..
and… There were two other brothers beside him..
“Uh, why?….”
“Somehow, I'm stupid.”
Seolhong was startled by a voice coming from behind and tried to turn his head..
That moment.
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE…
I lost consciousness with great shock..
* * *
When the dragon war began a month ago, every dragon was sent with a recorder..
They had both civil and military skills and the insight to remain calm in any situation..
“…The death penalty did not escape. but… As a result, all candidates assigned to subdue wild dogs failed..”
“The force of the wild dogs was greater than expected. The Yonghwas at the bottom of the succession line would not have had the strength to destroy the living quarters alone..”
“Isn't that too harsh??”
“Bravery is not about watering flowers. They're cutting out the weeds. Nutrients that should go to the qualified should not be spent on the disheveled. this is the process.”
A woman nodded at the words of the oldest among the archivists..
“It was an ordeal that Yonghwa was able to overcome..”
“why….”
“Looking down on others is a bad habit for Yonghwas. Although competition is important in this war, they overlooked that cooperation can also occur..”
“This can be said in the case of Jahyo, Miju, and Charin. However, Seolhong arrived here late because his only servant suffered from an endemic disease. Let alone cooperation, we couldn't even know the situation of the other brothers..”
“What's wrong with that? Are you saying I had bad luck??”
“I mean….”
“Heavenly luck is also an important virtue for dragons. Heaven does not abandon the dragon. If it was abandoned... He wasn't ready to become a dragon. If you simply leave all responsibility to luck, all you can do is run away..”
“…All right. If we do that, we'll be deemed to have failed the test, and Seolhong's life will be ours.….”
The oldest archivist shook his head..
“Never intervene.”
“why! Why?!”
“…….”
“her… You're a child, right? By Yuhwa….”
“stop! Just because it's her child, you can't go against the rules of the Braves.!”
“…Everyone raised their voices unnecessarily. Look over there..”
The eyes of the young man and the old man turned to where the woman pointed with her finger..
A young man was lightly climbing a mountain.
with a black umbrella.
His umbrella also looked somewhat unusual..
* * *
Bleep.…
Tinnitus did not stop.
Shoot aaaaa…
Seolhong opened his eyes and looked ahead..
“Heo Eok….”
The skewer whose brothers died.
One skewer was empty..
Man's terrible imagination filled the empty space with snow-red..
“Huh... Huh….”
“Kid, are you having trouble breathing??”
“…….”
A rugged man was smiling in front of a chair tied to a snowflake..
There were dozens of thieves standing around him..
The man called someone and asked.
“Are you sure about this kid??”
“yes! I got hit by this little guy.….”
Whoa whoa-!
“Wooooow….”
“You must be idiots to even get beaten up by a kid like this. Dropping Hwichang’s name to the ground like this?.”
“Sorry, sorry….”
“sorry….”
Hwichang said to Seolhong, who was sitting quietly looking at him..
“But the dragon emperor is also funny. How can they view this Hwi-chang and send only such brats??”
whilick-!
Wow!-!
Hwichang threw the hatchet and hit Jahyo's skewered body. The ax fell squarely on Jahyo..
“Wow….”
“Hehehe… Dragon's blood? That's funny. Are you telling me to believe in the delusions and legends that are being fed to those kids? The same goes for all of you Yonghwa. They are just foolish bastards who think they are superior from birth because of their father..”
Sigh…
Hwichang raises Seolhong’s head with one hand..
“This is the price. It's a dog's death. You people who treat this Hwichang’s life like the life of a fly… Did they think they wouldn't die? It's not enough sincerity, sincerity.”
“…….”
“Do you, who hide in magnificent palaces and live in luxury, dare to discuss life and death? Do you know how funny this is??”
“…….”
Wow!-!
“Ugh….”
The subordinate who was standing next to Hwichang slapped Seolhong on the cheek..
Seolhong's cherry-like lips burst and blood flowed out..
“Answer what the boss says.”
“Are you afraid of dying, kid? Please pray for my life.”
“……”
Wow!-!
“Shut up….”
“It's not fun for us to kill someone as young as you. Because the dream is fierce... Hehehehe….”
Seolhong reacted.
“Phew….”
“…Did you laugh??”
“Speak no lie, you misguided lord..”
“…….”
Seolhong opened his eyes clearly and looked proudly at Hwichang’s face..
“Those who grew up on the milk of the Khan Empire, how do they accumulate bad karma??”
“shut up!”
“The number of villages plundered by you exceeded double digits, and the number of slaves you sold exceeded one hundred. The number of those killed by you….”
“stop! Stop saying things you don't want to hear. Khan, kaaaaan! Khan made us like this. What are you trying to say? Are you trying to tell us we're wrong??”
nod…
“Someone has to tell you that you're wrong.”
Twaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
“Something bad… I will burn you alive. Oil! bring oil!”
Hwichang's eyes rolled back, and his subordinates crawled and did as he said..
“Please pray that you made a mistake even now. If you do that, I will kill you gracefully..”
Seolhong did not break down..
“I, Seolhong, lack the ability to scold you. However, one day you will repent. by someone other than me.”
“I'll burn you to death.”
“…kill it.”
Seolhong closed his eyes and waited for death to come..
It was then.
Suddenly-!
“Wow!-!”
“Wave, arm! my paaal!”
The two thieves who were guarding the chair where Seolhong was restrained fell away screaming..
Shoot ahhh…
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo…
The sound of rain has changed.
The snow-red sky was half covered..
covered with an umbrella.
“If you get caught in the rain, you're in trouble..”
“…this voice.”
The voice coming from behind was one she had heard often recently..
“why… Why are you here?….”
“Heaven is worried.”
“Heaven… Yes, heaven… What's more difficult than that??”
“It gets annoying if there is one more sick person..”
Words that don't fit the situation.
Hwichang realized the situation and got angry..
“What are you doing! hurry….”
Shhh…
Kang Seol put his index finger to his lips..
means to be quiet.
It was clearly a ridiculous action, but for some reason, Hwichang and his subordinates were unable to attack him. My body didn't listen.
“Mom, the body….”
“why….”
The bandits could do nothing in the face of overwhelming power..
“…Do you pity me??”
“Can't I do this? Seolhong, because you are Yonghwa?”
“No, that's not it.….”
She laughed self-deprecatingly,
“I'm asking this just in case, so please don't be shy..”
“please speak.”
Seolhong said with a tearful look on his face..
The frowning face continued to shed tears. Now that I was using an umbrella, I couldn't even blame it on the rain..
“you… Won't you be a hero??”
- Won't you become a hero??
What I said while chasing the warriors in Cheonggaldae Village.
The answer came right away.
Kang Seol’s answer was different from Seol Hong’s expectations..
“I'm not interested in that..”
“…Is that so too??”
“I didn't come here to be a hero.”
“what…?”
“she sent me.”
“she? no way….”
“Yuhwa, your mother..”
“Uh, my mother… why….”
“Now, is there anything you wish for??”
“then….”
When Kang Seol listened, Seol Hong said something..
He smiled slightly and said to Hwichang:.
“you are wrong.”
Eyes appeared from the umbrella and responded..
It was heartbreak..
【that's right! It's wrong! hmm? Are you sure?】
“Yeah, I'm sure.”
【Well then heartbreak will punish you now! Hehehe!】
Hwichang shuddered with anger..
“Now that's crazy as a pair. I'll skewer you too and dry you out..”
The rope that restrained Seolhong was already released..
“Are you no longer working as a member of the National Assembly??”
“I quit. I have no talent for saving people..”
Seuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
Snowfall's umbrella covered him and Seolhong..
Sigh…
And after a while, the two disappeared from the spot..
Shoot aaaaa…
It was still raining. But now Seolhong no longer has to face the rain alone..
“Where is he?!”
Hwichang's cry.
“Wow!!”
And a scream was heard simultaneously through the sound of the rain..
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